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Hog Roast Catering in Stelling Minnis, Kent
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast makes the food part of your event in Stelling Minnis.
- Big birthdays and anniversaries
- Gatherings after a funeral
- Staff days and open days
Slow-roasted pork in Stelling Minnis
Planners, venues and businesses
Event organisers frequently ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Let us know what your event requires and we’ll tell you what we can send.
Marquee hire companies often have rules about cooking near their tents, so tell them a hog roast is coming. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
Hog roast hire for your event in Stelling Minnis
We roast the hog at your event, not in a kitchen miles away, which means it’s carved hot, with crisp crackling. Add lamb, chicken or vegetarian options if you like. On the menu are halloumi skewers, crackling and hog roast rolls, and typical bookings are for parties at home and weddings, day or evening.
In a hamlet or village like Stelling Minnis, a farmyard or a neighbour’s field can make a good cooking spot. Gates, verges and soft ground are worth mentioning when you enquire. We bring the roaster, the cover and everything we need to cook and serve, and we leave the spot tidy when we go.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Next to a street-food van, a hog roast serves a lot of people from one roast, with no waiting for individual orders to cook. Travel matters for the price: travel is included in your quote, with any London charges listed. Tell us the exact address so the quote is accurate.
Why Stelling Minnis hosts choose us
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Serving and clearing done for you
- An itemised quote
- Carved to order by a chef
Take a look at our prices page or our hog roast cost guide.
Stelling Minnis: your questions answered
Could you cook in Spong Wood?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Check with them first.
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We’ll follow the site rules.
When do you start roasting?
Several hours, depending on the size and the weather, which is why we arrive hours ahead. We work back from your serving time.
Do you cook it or do we?
We offer full catering and DIY machine hire. We will explain what’s included in each when we quote.
Can you work around our timings?
We’ll be as flexible as we can. Give us a contact on the day and we’ll adjust.
Do you leave the area tidy?
We clear the serving area and pack away, and leave the area tidy.
When should we book?
Summer Saturdays and December book up first. Quieter dates can frequently be booked at shorter notice. Ask and we will check.
What about guests who do not eat pork?
We can add lamb or chicken, plus halloumi skewers for vegetarians and a vegan burger or sausage. We don’t provide halal meat.
Events we cater in Stelling Minnis
You can taste the hours of roasting: the meat is tender and the crackling crisp, carved fresh for every roll.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions. Here are some of the most popular:
- Milestone birthdays
- Christmas parties
- Parties at home
- Club events and presentations
A green space like Spong Wood is tempting, but a gas-fired roaster there needs the landowner’s say-so, generally the council’s.
Comparing caterers
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- What crockery is supplied
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
Planning the cooking spot
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. A quick checklist:
- The venue’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- A level patch of lawn, patio or hardstanding
- Space away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
What we serve
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- New potatoes
- Crackling
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing
- Apple sauce
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Spit-roast lamb
- Coleslaw
- Rotisserie chicken
Allergies and dietary needs
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Some ideas:
- Ask us to keep the vegetarian food separate and labelled
- Add a dietary question to your invitations
- Request gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
- Count anyone who doesn’t eat pork, and order an alternative for them
The roaster needs looking after for hours, and that is what we’re there for. You can get on with your event.
Prefer to cook yourself? Ask about DIY machine hire.
How it works
It’s a relaxed, well-organised set-up. We agree arrival and serving times in advance, use the cooking spot you’ve chosen, and get on with roasting and serving. Because the roast takes hours, daylight is worth planning: around Stelling Minnis, it stays light until about 9:15pm at midsummer, while in December the light goes at about 3:50pm, so winter bookings need lighting from mid-afternoon.
- First, you send us your date, address, numbers and serving time.
- We check availability and the space for the roaster and send a clear quote.
- We arrive well ahead, put the cover up and get the hog roasting.
- At serving time, the chef carves and the team serves.
- We pack everything away when everyone has eaten.
How to prepare
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
How to get a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We’ll check the date and send a quote. Send us your details through our quote form.
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A hog roast in Stelling Minnis: local details
Stelling Minnis is about 6 miles south of Canterbury, in Kent. We cater events of every size in Stelling Minnis. We cover 922 places in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from Stelling Minnis to Canterbury (6 miles away).
Among the historic houses close to Stelling Minnis are Acrise Place (4.4 miles south-east). Historic venues frequently limit cooking on site, so ask early if you’re booking one. School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Stelling Minnis Church of England Primary School, can book a hog roast stall. Stelling Minnis is within about 3 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape. Ask your venue about gas cooking and access.
Here we cover the CT4 postcode area, so your event can be anywhere in it. Whether your event is on Bossingham Road, Ponycart Lane and Minnis Lane or a nearby road, we’ll bring the roaster to you. Other places close to Stelling Minnis we cover include Bossingham (1 mile north-east), Waltham (2 miles west), Rhodes Minnis (3 miles south), Stowting Common (3 miles south-west) and Ottinge (3 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (9 miles west), Canterbury (6 miles north), Dover (11 miles east), Folkestone (8 miles south-east), Whitstable (12 miles north) and Deal (14 miles east).
Nearby you’ll also find Kent and Canterbury Hospital (5.6 miles north).
Full catering or machine hire?
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For bigger or more formal events, catering takes the pressure off.
Full catering or machine hire? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
A closer look at the menu
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
We can serve in rolls or on plates, with gluten-free rolls on request.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Vegan guests can have a vegan burger or sausage, so nobody misses out.
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- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards